Notice is Hereby Given that the Council of The Corporation ofthe Town of Newmarket intends to designate as a property ofcultural heritage value and interest the following property inaccordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18:
Property Description: 435 Park Avenue (Don Guy House) is located onthe north side of Park Avenue in the historic village of Newmarket just outsideof the historic commercial core. The subject property includes a two-storey,Georgian Revival, duplex constructed between 1931 and 1932.
Legal Description: LOTS 21 & 22, PLAN 29, NEWMARKET
Publication Date: Nov 1, 2024
Last Date for Objection: Dec 1, 2024Any notice of objection to this Notice of Intention to Designate,setting out the reason for objection and all relevant facts, must beserved upon the Town Clerk within 30 days of the first publicationof this notice.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest:
Physical/ Design Value
435 Park Avenue is a representative example of a duplexconstructed in a Georgian Revival architectural style. Thelarge two-storey, brick building follows a rectangular plan witha shallow hip roof, double fluted brick chimneys, andoverhanging eaves finished with a small, moulded cornice whichare representative of Georgian Revival architecture. Thewestern unit showcases rhythmically placed rectangular windowopenings with flat jack brick voussoirs and stone sills and aprojecting bay window with hip roof, while the eastern unitshowcases a variety of window openings including rectangularand rounded arched window opening all topped with brickvoussoirs and stone sills and an octagonal window opening. Bothof the building's units have accentuated front entrances which isa key characteristic of Georgian Revival design. The westentrance is recessed with rectangular door opening and exhibitsclassical influences with decorative moulded cornice surroundedby engaged columns topped by a small flat overhang. The eastentrance has a rectangular opening and has engaged woodcolumns supporting and architrave and decorative pediment.
Historical and Associative Value
435 Park Avenue is associated with the historic Village ofNewmarket. It is also associated with Dr. Donald H. Guy andDr. George E. Case. The lots lines, layout, and built form of thehistoric village of Newmarket was well established in the mid19th century and evident in a well-established commercial corefound along Main Street and the large presence of residenceslocated along several side streets. 435 Park Avenue was built inthe early 20th century and located near the historic commercialcore along Main Street. The development of the commercial coreand surrounding residential streetscapes in the mid-19th centuryplayed a significant role in the social and economic developmentand growth of the Village of Newmarket. The building wasconstructed in the early 20th century as both a residence and amedical office and contributed to the social and economicdevelopment of the historic Village of Newmarket.
The building served as a medical establishment for Dr. Donald H.Guy and Dr. George E. Case. Dr. Donald Henry Guy was born onFebruary 27, 1887, in Grey County, Ontario. After successfullyobtaining his teaching certificate Guy spent the first two years of hisprofessional career teaching before deciding to go back to school topursue medicine. He graduated from Toronto University in 1915 andspent the next two years practicing at the Western and Generalhospital in Toronto. After serving his hometown of Maxwell, GreyCounty, Dr. Guy and his family moved to Newmarket in 1929. Dr.Guy took over Dr. Ames medical practice and began his work as aphysician in Newmarket. In 1932 Guy had 435 Park Avenueconstructed to serve as both his residence and medical practice. Dr.Guy was active in the social and religious community in Newmarketand for five years served the communities medical needs beforeselling his home and practice to Dr. G. Case in 1938. Dr. GeorgeCase continued to use 435 Park Avenue as a residence and medicaloffice, and as of 1965 continued to serve the community as aphysician from 435 Park Avenue. Dr. Case owned the subjectproperty for 37 years, and when the property was sold by the Caseestate in 1975, it ended approximately 44 years of use as aresidence and medical practice.
435 Park Avenue reflects the work of Toronto architectGeorge Roper Gouinlock. George Roper Gouinlock was bornin Toronto in 1896 and was educated at Upper CanadaCollege, St. Andrew's College, and the University of TorontoAfter graduating in 1921, Gouinlock's practical training tookplace at numerous firms, including Darling & Pearson (1915),Sproatt & Rolph (1920), and F.H. Mariani (1921). G.R.Gouinlock designed the subject property around 1931 as oneof the commissions he designed under his own name from 1927until 1935. G.R. Gouinlock was well known for GeorgianRevival and Tudor Revival styles for commercial works andprivate residences, most of which were constructed before theSecond World War. In 1935, Gouinlock formed a partnershipwith Hugh Allward, and together the firm was well known for itspost-war Modernist work on Toronto institutional buildings.
Contextual Value
435 Park Avenue is important in supporting the early 20thcentury character of the historic Village of Newmarket.Several residential side streets, including Prospect Street, wereestablished in the village core, near the commercial Main Street.Located off or parallel to Main Street, the buildings along theside streets are comprised of predominantly one to two-and-a- half storey residences, primarily brick construction most usingbricks from Stickwood's brickyard, with modest setbacks andinclude a range of architectural styles from that time period.435 Park Avenue exhibits setback, massing, style, decorativedetails consistent with the historic village character.
Additional information, including a full description of therationale for designation is available upon request from UmarMahmood, Planner, Committee of Adjustment and CulturalHeritage, Planning Services at (905) 895-5193, extension2458, or at umahmood@newmarket.ca during regular businesshours.